Ram Setu: Advani questions Center on affidavit (video from IndiaTimes)

A video from the IndiaTimes web site showing a Times Now News about L. K. Advani, the leader of Opposition speaking about the Ram Setu issue and the Lord Ram.

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India Poised

India Poised! Or should that end with a question mark?

I think it should be a simple full stop. Do check out the India Poised web site from The Times Of India. I found a lot of stuff I loved.

And do get yourself a badge. I did.

Yet Another Rehashed Investment Article!

The Investment Gurus have nothing new to say! I for one am rather tired of reading the same old stuff rehashed over and over again. There are so many things about investing to talk about! But no. We see the same old stuff repeated.

Personalfn.com has republished an article by Business India called "5 Things To Do With Your Money".

And what are the 5 things?

1. Tax Planning
2. Retirement
3. Insurance
4. Contingencies Planning
5. Charity

What??? These are the 5 things to do?

Do your market research guys. We want value for our time and money. Start talking about all the other stuff.

Here are some ideas:

1. Mutual Funds: Exchange Traded Funds. These are new and could be explored further.
2. Gold: City wise analysis of what is on offer. List of retailers, jewelers, banks with cost break down and notes on reliability.
3. Stocks: Notes on Technical Analysis and related topics that will help educate investors.
4. Etc etc.

Any takers?

Article On Buying Gold (India)

PersonalFn.com has an interesting article on buying Gold from private retail Banks in India.

Good article. Worth a read. However they have left out critical information that essentially leaves the article crippled and incomplete. They claim that the investor must go hunting for alternatives to banks. They mention Branded Retailers. Who exactly are these? And what Jewelers have they spoken to? Is there an certification authority? How does the investor verify that the Jeweler who is charging less is in fact selling pure gold?

The article would be better if these questions were addressed. But a good read anyway.

Interesting Article on the Indian Media - Who Scans Media?

IBNLive.com has an interesting article called "Face The Nation: Who Scans Media?"

YES! The media needs to be judged. They have played a critical role in our nation for a very long time now. However I now see greed overtaking good intentions.

News, any news! As long as I get there first! And stay on it till I have wrung every single drop of news I can.

What of the cost? What of Anant and his kidnapping? Why was the media covering it so intensely? What if harm had come to the little boy because the kidnappers panicked?

Social Justice is a high ideal. The Jessica Lal case deserves the attention it gets because it is about the criminal and not the victim. When the media hounds the victim then they become the criminal.

Take care guys. Freedom is never free.

Anant is Back With His Parents!

Thank God! We are very happy that Anant is back home. We have been praying for the boy and his family. As parents ourselves we could understand the anguish of the little boy's parents.

The police have done a good job.

The media's role & intentions however are suspect. Would they have shared the blame if harm had come to the child? In their hunger for news, any news, they ignore the possibility of the media glare scaring the kidnappers into doing the child harm. And what of the child himself? Should he be paraded before the cameras after what he has just gone through?

Back off guys. Take a deep breath and ask yourself if what you are doing is the right thing to do. This is about the life of a small child. Your greed for revenue might have caused him harm.

The media is free in this nation. But that freedom comes with responsibility. If you cannot or will not be responsible then you do not deserve your freedom.

Live long and prosper Anant. Our blessings are with you.